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Title: Royal Navy - 18th Century Casualty Lists
Post by: gtinCan on Friday 20 January 17 17:05 GMT (UK)
Hello, all.

While researching a couple of my ancestors who served as Marines within the Royal Navy, I have come to believe that both were either killed or died of wounds related to any of a number of small fleet actions fought in the East Indies in 1782.

Does anybody know whether anything like a casualty list was published that long ago, or if such a report would be kept in government records?  I'm doubtful, but curious.

Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: Royal Navy - 18th Century Casualty Lists
Post by: Romilly on Friday 20 January 17 20:03 GMT (UK)

If you have the names of the Ships gtinCan, you might find something in the Logbooks, (if they have survived). Kew is probably a good place to start.

Romilly.
Title: Re: Royal Navy - 18th Century Casualty Lists
Post by: gtinCan on Sunday 22 January 17 19:25 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Romilly on Friday 20 January 17 20:03 GMT (UK)

If you have the names of the Ships gtinCan, you might find something in the Logbooks, (if they have survived). Kew is probably a good place to start.

Romilly.

Thanks for the suggestion, Romilly!
Title: Re: Royal Navy - 18th Century Casualty Lists
Post by: km1971 on Monday 23 January 17 08:05 GMT (UK)
Muster Books and Paylists may be better for Ratings. Also in Kew. If you do not know his ship then there are some records filed by Division, which were the home port of the ships and Marines. Recruits normally joined the nearest Division to where they lived - Chatham, Portsmouth and Plymouth before 1805.

Ken
Title: Re: Royal Navy - 18th Century Casualty Lists
Post by: gtinCan on Saturday 28 January 17 19:48 GMT (UK)
Quote from: km1971 on Monday 23 January 17 08:05 GMT (UK)
Muster Books and Paylists may be better for Ratings. Also in Kew. If you do not know his ship then there are some records filed by Division, which were the home port of the ships and Marines. Recruits normally joined the nearest Division to where they lived - Chatham, Portsmouth and Plymouth before 1805.

Ken

Another path to follow up on...thanks, Ken!